C78 (1/2)
The rain was approaching and the wind carried the smell of wet, salty earth from before the rain.
As soon as Liu Jiedi finished her words, muffled sounds of thunder could be heard from the thick clouds.
Everyone's neck tightened as they sucked in a breath of cold air. The people who were originally surrounding Huang Guizhi all took two steps back, unconsciously separating themselves from Gui Zhi.
Just as she stopped in her tracks, she turned around and looked at Liu Jiedi with a serious expression: ”Liu Jiedi, do you know what you're saying?”
The plague had turned Xiuyun Village into a living hell. The villagers either died or became ill, leaving only a dozen or so villagers behind to be quarantined. The village could be considered to be completely ruined.
If the plague were to spread to the Wellhead Village, the consequences would be unimaginable.
”Huang Guizhi really has the plague!” Liu Jiedi held onto her chest and spoke anxiously, ”My husband suffered from the plague, so I know very well. ”It started with a simple cough, followed by a continuous fever. Finally, my entire body developed pustules and flowed with yellow water …”
Hearing Liu Jiedi's description, everyone covered their noses and mouths silently and moved further away from the Gui Zhi.
”I've noticed Guizhi coughing for at least seven days now, and it hasn't recovered. I think she's already starting to have pustules. ”
After Liu Jiedi finished speaking, the knot between her eyebrows became deeper and deeper.
Li Lang Zhong was still in Xiuyun Village and wouldn't be able to return for a while …
”Liu Jiedi, why are you coughing?” Jin Xiaolou had never seen such a shameless person. In order to frame someone, she used all sorts of methods, ”If it wasn't for you and Liu Yuyan who are intentionally looking for trouble with Gui Zhi, causing her to fall into the stream, would Gui Zhi be able to catch a cold and cough?”
The villagers looked at each other. Liu Jiedi glared at them and said in a gloomy voice: ”Do you think you will rot from being cold? Just strip away Huang Guizhi's clothes and see if what I say is true or not! ”
Jin Shou immediately jumped out, extended his hand out, and rushed towards Gui Qi.
”Stop!” Jin Xiaolou was so angry that her heart almost jumped out, but even with a scream, she could not stop Jin Shou from ripping off his clothes.
The cotton jacket was torn open from the collar, revealing a large area of shoulders and back.
On the white skin of the osmanthus branch was a large, red, swollen wound, shocking to the eye.
”Oh, no!” The plague is here! ” Someone shouted out, and the crowd immediately dispersed. The villagers all ran away, covering their faces with their hands.
”This!” Li Zheng was also shocked as he shouted angrily, ”Liu Jiedi, for such a huge matter, why didn't you say so earlier!”
Liu Jiedi made a fearful expression, ”I, I also don't want to believe that Gui Qi has really contracted the plague …”
Both of Jin Xiaolou's hands exerted force, and the hemp rope on the wooden stake tightly tightened around her wrist.
She closed her eyes abruptly, and after taking a deep breath, she slowly opened her eyes and said, ”Sir Li Zheng, you have made clear that Gui Qi's injuries were all healed by Jin Dacheng.”
”Jin Xiaolou, I know that you and Gui Qi are close, but you can't possibly bring the whole village down with you for the sake of protecting Gui Qi, right?” Zhou Qingxia shouted, ”How many days has it been since we grew up together? Can this even go to large success? Because, Gui Zhi just got infected by the plague, and you want our entire village to die with you? Jin Xiaolou, how can you be so vicious! ”
Jin Xiaolou ignored Zhou Qing Xia, and continued to explain to her: ”The wound was originally going to heal, and after falling into the stream a few days ago, it had become festering again. Master Li Zheng, you haven't even left our village, how could you be infected by the plague?”
Li Zheng did not hesitate for a moment and said respectfully: ”In the col beside the forest, there is a small courtyard. It is the house left behind by Wei Wei Hu, and Huang Guizhi will be going there to stay for the next month. That place is far away from the village, and is also very quiet.
The Wei Hu family had come to the village more than ten years ago. He had built a house in the cove and often went to the mountain to hunt for a living.
He was a loner, he did not like to socialize, and he lived far away. Therefore, the villagers only knew a little about him.
It had been a long time since he had seen this man. The previous Li was on his way to the house to check on him. The dust in the room had settled to a thick layer, and it was still a mystery where he had gone.
However, the Wei Hu's house had always been empty because of this.
Just as Jin Xiaolou was saying this, someone carried a lantern and went to clean the place, and someone untied Jin Xiaolou's clothes.